SUNNY AFTERNOON
As recorded by The Kinks
Transcribed by Tavs Enderleit
Words and Music by Ray Davies
Arranged by Ray Davies
Dm
x x 0 2 3 1 C
x 3 2 0 1 0 F
1 3 3 2 1 1 A
x 0 2 2 2 0
A/G
3 0 2 2 2 0 A/F
1 0 2 2 2 0 A/E
0 0 2 2 2 0 D
x x 0 2 3 2
G7
3 2 0 0 0 1 C7
x 3 2 3 1 0 A7
x 0 2 0 2 0
Intro:
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Verse:
Dm C
The taxman's taken all my dough,
F C
and left me in my stately home,
A A/G A/F A/E Dm
lazin' on a sunny afternoon.
C
And I can't sail my yacht,
F C
he's taken everything I've got.
A A/G A/F A/E Dm
All I've got's this sunny afternoon.
Chorus:
D G7
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
C7 F A7
I've got a big fat mama tryin' to break me.
Dm G7
And I love to live so pleasantly,
Dm G7 C7
Live this life of luxury,
F A7 Dm
lazin' on a sunny afternoon, In the summertime..
A A/G A/F A/E
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In the summertime, in the summertime..
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Verse:
Dm C
My girlfriend's run off with my car,
F C
And gone back to her ma and pa.
A A/G A/F A/E Dm
Tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty.
C
Now I'm sittin' here,
F C
Sippin' at my ice-cooled beer,
A A/G A/F A/E Dm
All I've got's this sunny afternoon.
Chorus:
D G7
Help me, help me, help me sail away,
C7 F A7
or give me two good reasons why I oughta stay
Dm G7
Cuz I love to live so pleasantly,
Dm G7 C7
Live this life of luxury,
F A7 Dm
lazin' on a sunny afternoon, In the summertime..
A A/G A/F A/E
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In the summertime, in the summertime..
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D G7
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
C7 F A7
I've got a big fat mama tryin' to break me.
Dm G7
And I love to live so pleasantly,
Dm G7 C7
Live this life of luxury,
F A7 Dm
lazin' on a sunny afternoon, In the summertime..
A A/G A/F A/E
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In the summertime, in the summertime..
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